Toy



I May 19, 1931. w. J. GALLAGHER TOY Filed May 1 11v VEN TOR A TTOKNE 1 Patented l e/lay 19, 1931 I iseiaest WALTER J. GALLAGHER, 0F CINCINNATI, onto TOY Application filed May 1,

My invention relates to improvement-in toy for the amusement of Children and grownup individuals. One of its obj ect-s is to provide a doll or image adapted to withstand rough usage and of attractive and amusing appearance. Another object is to provide toy adapted to be readily kept in repair or operative condition. Another object is to provide an image having movement of its features tending to attract attention and amuse. My invention also comprises certain details of form'and arrangement, and combi-.

nation of components, all of which will be fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of my improved toy, in its normal posi ion.

F 2 is a view similar to Fig. l of the upper portion thereof, illustrating another position or appearance of the toy.

3 a perspective view of a flexible rubber sack employed in the interior of the toy to partially inflate the same.

lhe accompanying drawings illustrate one embodiment of my invention, in which 15 represents the body or casing of the toy or ima e comprising a front and a bacl: of strong paper or textile material, for instance a leather, a leatherette or enameled textile material, cut to the outline of a doll or any other desired image having a body and head. The front is provided with eye holes 16, a hole 17 to represent the nose, and a hole or slit 18 to represent the mouth, and preferably projecting ears 19. The body of the toy is preferably of considerable width as com pared with its length so as to form a body equal to or larger than the head. i

The front and back sections are superimposed and secured together at their edges, preferably by running a line of stitches 20 or glue joint around the edge of the image.

A gas container or sack of flexible rubber 22, preferably of some bright and attractive color, and preferably but not necessarily having the neck portion 24 thereof of somewhat thicker material than the body portion 25 thereof, is next drawn over a lead-pencil or similar rod and then inserted through one of 1929 Serial No. 359,647.

the eyes and down through the neck into the body. I

The gas container after being introduced into the casing 15 is partially inflated so as to 'distend the body portion of the image and.

to only partially distend the middle vertical portion of the head section substantially as indicated in 1. Tie mount of the sacl; is then closed by a cord, rubber band or other means, and thrust inside the head section.

The neck of the casing forms a restricted passage from the body sectionto the head se -"ion which normally tends to retain the major portion of theair in the sack in the lower or body portion of the casing, as indicated in Fig. 1. lVhen in the normal condition shown in Fig. 1, the body portion of the casing which is comparatively inelastic is practically fully distended, and acts as an-ei ternal sheath and support for the sack and tends to prevent this portion of the sack from becoming further distended to a point where it would be liable to burst. When pressureis applied by an operator to theenfterior of the body portion of p the casing, the body portion is reduced in capacity driving a portion of the gas contained in, the sack through the restricted neck .to distend the upper portion of the sack within he head 7 normal position, Fig. 1, appearing through the eye perforations. it should be noted that the ear members 19 of the head portion of the Casing are provided with recesses 30, adapted to accommodate distended portions of the rubber sack caused by compression of the body por ion of the casing. Thus, by compression of the body portion of the doll, or other image, the upper or head portion of the rubber sack will be distended, causing portions thereof adjacent the recesses 30 to become displaced therewithin. The recesses 30 are so shaped that upon compression of the body portion of the image the displaced parts of the rubber sack within the recesses 30 will move the cars 19 inwardly toward the head of the image. Therefore, if the body 15 is alternately compressed and released so as to produce a fluctuating pressure within the head, the cars 19 will be given an animated ei'lect. Also'pressure upon the body portion causes the mouth to open and the sack to protrude more or less therefrom. This openin of the mouth causes the head to nod forwardly and backwardly relative to the body section; Increased pressure also causes the sack to protrude to a greater or less. degree at the eye holes, thereby producing convex eyes, and thereby changing the appearance of the head. In theevent of a gas container being perforated, new gas container can readily be inserted in place thereof at a trifling expense. Also by inserting a new gas container of a diiferent color, a material change in the appearance of the toy is effected. I

The article herein shown and described is capable of considerable modification within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

A toy comprising a flexible hollow body having a hollow head member provided with ears, a collapsible inflatable container within said body and head member, said ears having recesses communicating with said head member, whereby compression of said hollow body'will cause movement of said ears by distension of a portion of said collapsible container into said recesses.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

WALTER J. GALLAGHER. 

